America loses it over viral Aussie star

PAT Cummins' run-out heroics have caught the attention of America's Major League Baseball.

The fast-bowler's stunning acrobatics to snatch the Kookaburra off the deck and hurl it at the stumps in one fluid motion were always destined to go viral around the cricket world after he dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara on the final delivery of day one.

But the clip has now gone where cricket rarely goes - America.

With just one stump to aim at after scooping up the bunted ball which dribbled out towards mid-off, the fast-bowler knocked down the stumps.

He did it all after 89 overs in the field - and 19 overs of express pace - on a scorching 39C day in Adelaide.

It was so good, even baseball fans were losing it.

The MLB website ran a cheeky story calling for a team in America to sign Cummins up to play baseball immediately.

What an athlete.

The story, titled "This cricket play was so insane an MLB team should sign this guy right now", declared Cummins has the raw, instinctive skills needed to play as a "big league in-fielder".

"Look, I don't know enough about cricket to tell you what a 'rapid over' is or how impressive it is to compile 19 of those bad boys, but I can tell you that this bucket-hatted young Aussie would slot in phenomenally as a big league infielder.

"Someone give this cricket boy a Gold Glove and a contract."

The site compared it to a throw by Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Josh Harrison from last season.

According to CricViz Fielding Impact—which considers the difficulty of the event & the batsman dismissed—Khawaja's catch to dismiss Kohli was worth +33.75 runs and Cummins' run out of Pujara was worth +31.43 runs. That's +65 runs earned with two fielding events alone. #AUSvIND